Name: Zuleyka Rivera
Birth name: Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza
Date of birth: October 3, 1987
Birthplace: Cayey, Puerto Rico
Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza was born on October 3, 1987. She is a Puerto Rican beauty queen who has held the titles Miss Puerto Rico Universe and Miss Universe 2006.Currently she's making her debut as a telenovela actress in Telemundo's soap opera Dame Chocolate. Her name "Zuleyka" is from Arabic and means brilliant and lovely. Zuleyka Rivera represented Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant which was televised live internationally from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on July 23, 2006.
